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Hingham - Gender Neutral Article TM2021

Background

On November 5, 2020, the LWV Hingham met to discuss submitting a citizens petition warrant article for the 2021 Hingham Open Town Meeting to require the Town to use gender neutral terms for government business. This article proposes changes in a manner consistent with the examples below such as:

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Civic Awareness Series: The Past, Present, and HOPEful Future of Fair Housing In DuPage

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Submitted by Wheaton, Illinois in December 2020.

Event Date: 
02/11/2021 - 7:00pm to 02/12/2021 - 6:45pm
Event location: 

Zoom

The League of Women Voters of Wheaton and The Robert McCormick House at Cantigny Park invite you to a virtual presentation by Executive Director, Evelyn Sanguinetti and Director of Outreach, Rachel Watson of the HOPE Fair Housing Center.

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LWV/LAC WINTER LEAGUE DAY

Winter League Day

Submitted by Greater Los Angeles in December 2020.

Event Date: 
01/30/2021 - 9:30am
Event location: 

Zoom Event

 

EVENT TOPICS/SPEAKERS:

Redistricting: Education, Monitoring, and Organizing. What You Need to Know. 

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Thursday with the League—November Recap

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in November 2020.

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Affordable Housing Basics

Habitat for Humanity defines a decent place to live as:

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Providence School Board Nominating Forum

Providence logo

Submitted by Rhode Island in November 2020.

Event Date: 
12/15/2020 - 5:30pm
Event location: 

Virtual Event -

Every year the Providence League of Women Voters assists the Providence School Board Nominating Commission with running a forum for School Board candidates.

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Public Policy Lunch: The SC Legislature and Gender Justice: what to expect in 2021

Submitted by Columbia Area in November 2020.

Event Date: 
12/17/2020 - 12:00pm to 12/18/2020 - 12:45pm

Ashley Crary Lidow, Director of Policy and Government Relations for the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network, will join us at noon on Thursday, December 17, 2020 to discuss upcoming gender relevant issues in

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LWVRI - Providence

The League of Women Voters Providence serves the city of Providence and the surrounding area. It is one of the oldest Leagues in the country. It was chartered in 1919, very shortly after the League of Women Voters was created as a division of the National American Women Suffrage Association at the NAWSA convention in St. Louis, MO March 1919.

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Book Corner

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in October 2020.

News

We welcome your reviews of books that • were published within the past three years • do not advocate for a political party or politician • do address issues supported by the League, and • intrigued you enough that you want to share them.

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AB 2542 Passed!

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in October 2020.

News

Racial Justice

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November Action-Advocacy Meeting

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in October 2020.

Event Date: 
11/07/2020 - 10:00am to 11/08/2020 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Online Only, Google Meet

ATTEND THE POST-ELECTION ACTION-ADVOCACY MEETING
BRING ISSUES YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR AND TAKE ACTION ON

WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO BOTH THE LEAGUE AND TO YOU?

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